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Jul 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2994-6743.ijstd-23-4641
Virginia C. HughesCorresponding author
Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and is transmitted from human to human through sexual contact. Congenital syphilis (CS) occurs when the mother transmits the infection to the fetus. Clinical manifestations of CS include anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, blindness, deafness, meningiti…